MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 35.28,-113.60 Latitude: 35.28 Longitude: -113.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 129 1 950 575 2 900 1047 SFC 872 1324 19.9 16.4 80 3.5 17.5 315 6 304.8 307.3 295.6 345.2 13.55 4 850 1541 17.7 16.0 89 1.8 16.5 318 7 304.7 307.3 295.6 345.1 13.54 5 800 2060 15.8 13.9 88 1.9 14.5 230 11 308.0 310.3 295.7 345.9 12.54 6 750 2606 11.6 11.6 100 -0.0 11.6 221 17 309.2 311.4 295.4 344.3 11.56 7 700 3181 8.1 7.6 97 0.4 7.8 222 13 311.4 313.2 294.4 340.4 9.42 8 650 3789 4.0 -0.5 72 4.5 1.6 241 10 313.5 314.6 292.1 331.4 5.68 9 600 4435 0.3 -8.4 52 8.7 -3.6 236 13 316.5 317.1 291.0 327.5 3.39 10 550 5127 -3.2 -35.4 6 32.2 -10.5 223 22 320.3 320.4 289.2 321.6 0.34 11 500 5875 -7.0 -48.8 2 41.9 -13.7 235 21 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.9 0.09 12 450 6690 -10.6 -51.3 2 40.7 -16.6 238 24 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.3 0.08 13 400 7582 -17.1 -55.8 2 38.7 -21.5 220 28 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.05 14 350 8569 -24.4 -53.2 5 28.7 -27.3 220 30 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.08 15 300 9676 -30.2 -36.6 54 6.4 -31.2 242 33 342.8 342.9 295.5 344.9 0.55 16 250 10952 -39.1 -42.8 68 3.7 -39.5 246 46 348.0 348.0 296.5 349.4 0.35 17 200 12444 -50.5 -71.1 7 20.7 -50.9 225 48 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 14265 -62.1 -81.4 6 19.3 -62.3 228 41 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16719 -70.0 -84.0 11 14.0 -70.1 216 8 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.52 m Freezing level: 595.67 mb = 4495.14 m = 14747.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.47 mb = 3983.92 m = 13070.46 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.22 % Est. max temperature: 25.34 C = 77.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 827.53 mb = 1770.17 m = 5807.58 ft T: 16.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 24.29 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 776.17 mb = 2315.52 m = 7596.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.52 C = 74.34 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.27 C Showalter Index: -2.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 40.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 495.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.89 mb = 2082.18 m = 6831.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 752.89 mb = 2573.04 m = 8441.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 302.89 mb = 9607.39 m = 31519.93 ft B at Equ Level: 490.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.89 mb = 13009.91 m = 42682.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 16.7 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 3.3 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.4 neg: -15.6 tot: 3.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 15.31 Bulk Shear: 32.34 m/s